American space agency NASA and aircraft maker Boeing have been researching longer and thinner wing designs, they are now ...

Making the wings on passenger jets thinner and longer can go a long way toward reducing drag and making them more efficient, but they vibrate like crazy. Engineers at NASA and Boeing are now tackling ...

A group of volunteer pilots and animal lovers, known as Seuk’s Army, has been conducting weekly airlifts to rescue pets from ...

Aviation's climate impact is partly due to contrails—condensation that a plane streaks across the sky when it flies through ...

When creating lift, longer, thinner wings can reduce drag, making them efficient. However, they can become very flexible in ...

STATESVILLE, N.C. -- Federal investigators are trying to figure out why a business jet carrying retired NASCAR driver Greg ...

Flight simulator video games can benefit a pilot in training, provided they understand the gamification limitations.

Plans are the master templates of our design, they are a medium to take our idea to the final machine. In this video, we'll explore all you need to know about plans for rc model airplanes, how to read ...

This model airplane is a trainer, an evolution of the project we made some time ago, the Joytrainer, that airplane was big ...

The model airplane and balsa wood glider company Guillow's has been headquartered in Wakefield for nearly a century.

A small plane collided with a car while trying to make an emergency landing on a highway in Brevard County, Florida. The FAA says the pilot reported engine issues moments before attempting to land on ...

Aircraft, even of the same model, possess unique quirks and differences (e.g., panel layouts, flap settings, airspeed indicator units, weight limitations) that demand pilot adaptability and specific ...